During Pregnancy and after delivery, women may suffer from several ailments. Common complaints are nausea and vomiting (in early stage of pregnancy), tiredness, gas in abdomen, constipation, indigestion, urinary complaints, oedema, sleeplessness, bleeding from genital tract, fever (especially after delivery), weakness, and not having sufficient breastmilk.
Management
The following remedies should be used for the management of ailments:
1. Nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy: give one teaspoonful (5 ml.) of lemon juice with a pinch of salt two to three times per day. Also ask the woman to chew cardamom (Elettaria cadamomum) three to four times per day.
2. Gas in abdomen: give one teaspoonful (5 g.) of the powder of Trachyspermum ammi with hot water twice daily after food or give half teaspoonful (2.5 g.) of the powder of Elettaria cadamomum three times per day with hot water.
3. Constipation: give two teaspoonful (10 g.) of isapghula Plantago ovata twice daily mixed with hot water or hot milk. Do not give any strong purgative to the pregnant woman.
4. Indigestion: give one teaspoonful (5 ml.) of ginger Zingiber officinale juice with honey equal in quantity.
5. Urinary complaints: give one teaspoonful (5 g.) of the powder of Tribulus terrestris with water.
6. Oedema: give one teaspoonful (5 ml.) of the juice of Boerhaavia diffusa twice daily with sugar, jaggery of honey. If it does not appear within one week refer the patient to hospital.
7. Sleeplessness: give one teaspoonful (5 gm.) of the powder of the root of piper logum or Nardostachys jatamansi at bedtime with equally quantity of jaggery.
8. Bleeding from genital tract: if it happens during pregnancy, give absolute rest to the patient and then give one teaspoonful (5g.) of the powder of Mesua ferra three times of per day with water. If bleeding does not stop within 24 hours, refer the patient to the primary health centre or hospital.
If bleeding continues after delivery, give one teaspoonful (5ml.) of the juice of Cynodon dactylon three times per day. If there is no satisfactory response after 24 hours of treatment, refer the patient to primary health centre or hospital.
9. Fever after delivery: give ½ teaspoonful of the paste or powder of Curcuma longa with milk or hot water three times per day or give one teaspoonful (5 ml.) of each of the juice of ginger (Zingibar officinale) and Tinospora cordifolia. If the fever does not susbide within 24 hours, refer the patient to primary health centre or hospital.
10. Insufficient brastmilk: give one teaspoonful (5mg.) of the powder of Asparagus racemous or Withania somnifera twice daily with milk.
11. General weakness: give one teaspoonful of the powder of ginger, fenugreek (Trigonella fowmum-graecum) or Withania somnifera with milk.
Diet and Regimens
Give nourishing, but easily digestible, food including milk, cheese, vegetable and fruits, Avoid curd and fried food, Garlic, ginger, turmeric (Cumim cumium) and cumini (Curcuma longa) seeds are useful. The mother should not exhaust herself and should take sufficient rest. She should not expose herself to strong sun, cold wind or rain. Mental worry and anxiety should be avoided. Frequent pregnancies and deliveries makes the mother very weak. She should be advised against frequent pregnancies and that three should be a gap of at least 4 years between two pregnancies.
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